2017 Archives - My Cowichan Valley Now https://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/tag/2017/ Wed, 16 May 2018 22:59:34 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 North Cowichan Staff Urging Residents to Report Wildfires, Suspicious Activity https://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/32173/news/north-cowichan-staff-urging-residents-to-report-wildfires-suspicious-activity/ Wed, 16 May 2018 22:59:34 +0000 http://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/?p=32173 BC is coming off the worst wildfire season in its history, as it cost more than $564 million dollars to extinguish the fires that scorched more than 1.2 million hectares. […]

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]]> New Funding Will Address Emergency Centre Capacity https://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/31727/news/new-funding-will-address-emergency-centre-capacity/ Sun, 06 May 2018 16:00:20 +0000 http://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/?p=31727 As we approach the wildfire season, some new funding will help the Cowichan Valley Regional District respond to emergency situations. 2017 was the worst wildfire season on record in BC […]

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]]> Cowichan Tribes Hosts Elders Gathering for Second Time https://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/29454/news/cowichan-tribes-hosts-elders-gathering-for-second-time/ Sat, 07 Apr 2018 16:00:39 +0000 http://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/?p=29454 Cowichan Tribes is hosting the B.C. First Nations Elders Gathering this summer. This is the 42nd year the gathering has been held, and just the second time Cowichan Tribes has […]

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]]> Homeless Advocates Seeking Direction From Duncan City Council https://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/27530/news/homeless-advocates-seeking-direction-duncan-city-council/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:01:05 +0000 http://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/?p=27530 Advocates continue to come up empty when it comes to finding a suitable facility to house homeless people in the community. On December 6, 2017, Duncan City Council held a […]

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]]> C.U.P.E. and City of Duncan Strike Two-Year Deal https://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/26536/news/c-u-p-e-city-duncan-strike-two-year-deal/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 20:50:27 +0000 http://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/?p=26536 Good news from the bargaining table. The City of Duncan and members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees have reached a two-year deal. C.U.P.E. employees had been without a […]

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]]> E-Comm 911 Releases Top 10 Nuisance Calls of 2017 https://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/25909/news/e-comm-911-releases-top-10-nuisance-calls-2017/ Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:50:57 +0000 http://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/?p=25909 E-Comm 911 received more than one point three million calls in 2017, however, some weren’t emergency calls, and some were downright ridiculous. Number one on the list is a woman, […]

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]]> 2017 Fire Season: Worst in B.C.’s History https://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/23174/news/2017-fire-season-worst-b-c-s-history/ Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:51:13 +0000 http://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/?p=23174 Wildfires continue blackening the B.C. wilderness. Wednesday afternoon, the province’s Chief Fire Information Officer, Kevin Skrepnek provided an update on the status of wildfires burning in B.C. September 13 marked […]

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